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Cobalt vs Fermium


Fermium vs Cobalt


Periodic Table

Symbol
Co  
Fm  

Group Number
9  
9
Not Available  

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440484  
38
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georg Brandt  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1732  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %  
9
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %  
9
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %  
10
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
21
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
20
Not Available  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
NA  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3  
18
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.  
27
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,495.00 °C  
29
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C  
34
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Not Defined  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
470.00 MPa  
26
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa  
11
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s  
14
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
11
Not Available  

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
α-Cobalt  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
β-Cobalt  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Co  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.88  
12
1.30  
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.56  
1
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.70  
5
1.20  
27

Allen Electronegativity
1.84  
10
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.12  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
19
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol  
31
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol  
22
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
19
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,670.00 kJ/mol  
12
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
9,840.00 kJ/mol  
12
Not Available  

7th Energy level
12,440.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

8th Energy Level
15,230.00 kJ/mol  
12
Not Available  

9th Energy Level
17,959.00 kJ/mol  
13
Not Available  

10th Energy Level
26,570.00 kJ/mol  
7
Not Available  

11th Energy Level
29,400.00 kJ/mol  
8
Not Available  

12th Energy Level
32,400.00 kJ/mol  
8
Not Available  

13th Energy Level
36,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
Not Available  

14th Energy Level
39,700.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

15th Energy Level
42,800.00 kJ/mol  
12
Not Available  

16th Energy Level
49,396.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

17th Energy Level
52,737.00 kJ/mol  
13
Not Available  

18th Energy Level
134,810.00 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

19th Energy Level
145,170.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

20th Energy Level
154,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  

21st Energy Level
167,400.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  

22nd Energy Level
178,100.00 kJ/mol  
3
Not Available  

23rd Energy Level
189,300.00 kJ/mol  
3
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
5.00 eV  
5
Not Available  

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
22  
99+
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
22  
99+
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
26  
99+
157  
7

Number of Electrons
22  
99+
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
34
Not Available  

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
30
Not Available  

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
245.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
257.00 amu  
15

Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iron
  

Next Element
Nickel
  

Valence Electron Potential
95.20 (-eV)  
10
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm  
99+
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3  
99+
Not Available  

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.11 g/cm3  
99+
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
434.00 MPa  
9
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.98 (Pa)  
14
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa  
18
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4,500.00  
1
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m  
12
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol  
37
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
21.90 W/m·K  
99+
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol  
15
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol  
15
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
Not Available  

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